# Hostify review (2026): is it worth $20 a month?

> Vacation rental PMS with a channel manager, priced per rental

Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA.

Hostify is a property management system for Airbnb and vacation rental managers. It includes a channel manager, unified inbox, multi-calendar, task management, payment processing, owner portal and a free booking website. It charges per active rental each month, with a lower rate as the portfolio grows.

- **Category:** Vacation Rental Software
- **Made by:** Hostify (since 2017)
- **Website:** https://hostify.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you have fewer than 5 rentals, as the page shows no price for fewer.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 12, 2026, Hostify is a paid product, starting at $20 per rental / month (5-19 rentals).

- **Pricing model:** Paid
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5-19 rentals | $20 per rental / month | All features. Charged per active property in the billing period; the slider starts at 5 units, $100 a month. |
| 20-49 rentals | $16 per rental / month | All features at a lower per-rental rate. |
| 50-99 rentals | $13 per rental / month | All features plus the WordPress plugin. |
| 100-199 rentals | $10 per rental / month | All features plus a custom domain and the WordPress plugin. |
| 200+ rentals | Custom | Quoted on request. Adds customizations, app branding and WhatsApp support. |

Read from https://hostify.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hostify before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Black Friday: 50% off the first 3 months** (Other savings): A banner on the pricing page lists 50% off the first 3 months for Black Friday 2026, and 40% off the first 2 months for Cyber Week 2026. No end date is shown. Source: https://hostify.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Channel manager:** Connects Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Expedia, Agoda, TripAdvisor and PlumGuide; the homepage also mentions 400+ channels through connectivity partners.
- **Unified inbox and automations:** Guest messages from every channel in one inbox, with automated messages, tasks, payments, reviews and pricing.
- **Multi-calendar:** A calendar across properties for bulk updates of rates, availability and minimum stay.
- **Booking website:** A booking website with Stripe payments, with a WordPress plugin on the larger tiers for further customization.
- **Owner portal and reporting:** Owner portal, team roles, payment processing and advanced reporting are listed as part of every plan.

## Good for

- Managers with 5 or more rentals who want one all-in-one system
- Teams that want per-unit pricing that falls as the portfolio grows
- Managers handling several Airbnb accounts in one place

## Worth knowing

- The pricing slider starts at 5 units; the page does not show a price for fewer than 5 properties in its visible text.
- Smart Locks Hub is an add-on at $4 per device per month.
- The WordPress plugin is listed only from the 50-99 rentals tier, and a custom domain from 100-199.
- The vendor gives a 14-day money-back guarantee instead of a free trial.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Hostify is a rental PMS with a channel manager, inbox, booking site and owner portal, at $20 a rental a month for 5 to 19 rentals, falling to $10 at 100. The slider starts at 5 rentals, there is no trial, and the WordPress plugin and custom domain sit on the bigger tiers.

- **Value for money: C.** $20 a rental a month for 5 to 19 rentals, the middle of the category, falling to $10 by 100. The slider starts at 5 rentals, $100 a month.
- **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan and no trial. A 14-day money-back guarantee is not a trial.
- **Features: B.** Channel manager, inbox and automations, multi-calendar, booking site and owner portal on every plan. The WordPress plugin and custom domain are on bigger tiers only, and smart locks are an add-on.
- **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. A full PMS with channels and automations to set up.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iPhone and Android apps, with a channel list, Stripe and an API. No desktop app is listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hostify's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among vacation rental tools

- Hostify's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 6 of the 29 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 6.
- It stands best on features (B, above 13 of 29) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 10 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/vacation-rentals

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace Hostify you would be making two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 17 of the 29 other vacation rental tools grade higher. It costs $240 a year.

- You could make: Invoicing and reports: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: Two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
- You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Expedia, Stripe, WordPress

**Tags:** Channel manager, Workflow automation, Invoicing, Reports, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Hostaway](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hostaway): Vacation rental PMS and channel manager for property managers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hostaway-vs-hostify)
- [Guesty](https://toolgpa.com/tools/guesty): Property management software for short-term rental hosts and managers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/guesty-vs-hostify)
- [Lodgify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lodgify): Vacation rental software with a direct booking website builder. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hostify-vs-lodgify)
- [Hospitable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hospitable): Guest messaging, channel sync and operations for short-term rentals. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hospitable-vs-hostify)
- [Hostfully](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hostfully): Vacation rental property management software and digital guidebooks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hostfully-vs-hostify)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026:

- https://hostify.com
- https://hostify.com/pricing
- https://hostify.com/about
- https://hostify.com/integrations
- https://apps.apple.com/bg/app/hostify/id1635905844
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hostify.mobile.hostify&hl=en

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